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      08-01-2016, 06:58 AM   #1
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Brake pads

So what brake pads are people running? Is it completely fine to get some m3/m4 pads for the m2 or should i be waiting some m2 specific pads?

Im going to Nurburgring at the end of this month so want to upgrade the pads to something a little better that can also be used daily. I was going to go for the Pagid option but what you guys running?
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Pagid RS29. Works great.
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Pagid RS29. Works great.
I heard they can be quite harsh on the discs? Anyone know about this?
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I heard they can be quite harsh on the discs? Anyone know about this?
If you use them as daily pads, yes. Any performance pad will wear rotors quickly outside of the track and be loud as heck.

If you want a performance pad my advice is swap them in for the track and then put the street pads pad on after. It's a quick swap and easy. Besides, track pads are loud on the street... they only work well when hot and they never got hot on the street.

Track pads are compromises for the street. Street pads are compromises for the track. Neither work well outside of their intended environments.

P.S. Any M4 pad will fit the M2... same calipers.
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If you use them as daily pads, yes. Any performance pad will wear rotors quickly outside of the track and be loud as heck.

If you want a performance pad my advice is swap them in for the track and then put the street pads pad on after. It's a quick swap and easy. Besides, track pads are loud on the street... they only work well when hot and they never got hot on the street.

Track pads are compromises for the street. Street pads are compromises for the track. Neither work well outside of their intended environments.

P.S. Any M4 pad will fit the M2... same calipers.
Heard Endless MX72 are decent for street + some track
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Heard Endless MX72 are decent for street + some track
I've heard similar but no experience... for light track use there are a number of pads that can work. However, a couple of hot laps of the 'Ring and I bet they are toast if you are at all experienced.
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I've heard similar but no experience... for light track use there are a number of pads that can work. However, a couple of hot laps of the 'Ring and I bet they are toast if you are at all experienced.
thinking of giving Endless ME22 a try
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thinking of giving Endless ME22 a try
Me-20 are the best all round pad. Never fade , quiet on the street, not harsh on rotors imo
They are supposedly a track only pad but I have used them on my last 3 dd

I haven't tried the me-22 but endless know their stuff.

I am trying the winmax 6.5 pads as the data looks slightly better, and felt like a change
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Pagid RS29. Works great.
Excellent choice.

M2 uses the same pads as M3/M4.
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Me-20 are the best all round pad. Never fade , quiet on the street, not harsh on rotors imo
They are supposedly a track only pad but I have used them on my last 3 dd

I haven't tried the me-22 but endless know their stuff.

I am trying the winmax 6.5 pads as the data looks slightly better, and felt like a change

got some ME22 on order from Japan. Wont have them before my nurburgring trip though so stock pads will have to do
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You may want to take a spare set of the stocks then. They wear away fast in track conditions. I would imagine the Ring devours them pretty quickly.
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You may want to take a spare set of the stocks then. They wear away fast in track conditions. I would imagine the Ring devours them pretty quickly.
I think it should be okay, i wont be doing many laps
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Ordered a set from the MPerformance catalogue. OEM first.

I will try same Endless TRZ I have on the other car later if MP Pads are noisy. Endless arent and they are superb.

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Ordered a set from the MPerformance catalogue. OEM first.

I will try same Endless TRZ I have on the other car later if MP Pads are noisy. Endless arent and they are superb.

sweet let me know how they are
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